Bangladesh will host Group A matches of AFC U19 Championship 2016 Qualifying Round from October 2-6, 2015 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.

Bangladesh belongs to Group A (West Zone) with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Bhutan. Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan will play Bhutan on the opening day, Friday Oct 2. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka AFC U19 football match will start at 06:00pm.

On Sunday Oct 4, Bangladesh will play against Bhutan, while Sri Lanka will meet Uzbekistan. Bangladesh vs Bhutan AFC U19 qualifying football match will start at 06:00pm.

On the final day of AFC U19 Football Championship 2016 Qualifying Round of Group A, Bangladesh will face Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka will meet Bhutan to take a place in the top two of points table. Bangladesh vs Uzbekistan football match will start at 06:00pm at Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Total 43 member countries of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will participate in the AFC Under-19 Football Championship 2016 Qualifying Round divided into two zones and 10 groups. West Zone has 25 teams in 6 groups, while East Zone has 18 teams in 4 groups. All groups qualifying matches will end on Oct 6, 2015.

Total 16 team will qualify for the AFC U19 Cup 2016 final round in Bahrain 2016. Ten group winners & five best runner-ups will go to the final level including the host Bahrain.

Meanwhile, top 4 teams of AFC U19 Championship 2016 will qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup 2017 in South Korea.

Group A Points Table – AFC U19 Cup 2016 Qualifying Round

Teams

P

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

PTS

UZBEKISTAN

2

2

0

0

10

0

10

6

BANGLADESH

2

1

1

0

3

1

2

4

SRI LANKA

3

1

0

2

2

5

-3

3

BHUTAN

3

0

1

2

1

10

-9

1

AFC U19 Cup 2016 Qualifying Round – Group A Live TV Telecast

AFC U19 Championship 2016 Qualifying Round Group A matches will be live TV telecast by Bangladesh Television (BTV). There will be live broadcast of 2 matches each day. Live telecast of the first match will start at 3:00pm (09:00 GMT) and the second match will go live on TV at 06:00pm Bangladesh Time (12:00 GMT) .